If you’ve spent any time driving the backroads of North Dakota over the last few decades, you know the sight well – inverted yellow triangles indicating a Private Land Open To Sportsmen tract. What started as a visionary idea to bridge the gap between private landowners and public hunters ...
On a beautiful morning at the Cass County Soil Conservation District Office south of Mapleton, I watched them all come together. Literally. Richard Fordyce, USDA under secretary, Sen. John Hoeven, Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Jeb Williams, Game and Fish director, and a few dozen others. Some set out ...
I’ll never tire from stressing the importance of safety because hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors is beneficial in multiple ways. Outdoor recreation brings people – old friends, new acquaintances, family – together. If you simply need time away from stress at work or need to ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has issued a harmful algal bloom advisory for Lake Tschida in Grant County, bringing the number of state waterbodies under an active advisory or warning to seven. Harmful algal blooms, also called HABs or blue-green algae, can develop quickly in warm, sunny weather. Some blooms produce cyanotoxins that can make people, pets and livestock sick if the water is swallowed or touched. An advisory means a bloom is present in portions of the waterbody. A warning means a bloom covers a significant portion of the waterbody and ...
Fish can get viruses and can become stricken with diseases in a similar way to humans and wildlife. Fish can have appearances on the outside and internally, which give pause when cleaning, making you wonder “is it safe to eat?” While I understand the desire to keep, clean and eat your ...
If you spend enough time in the North Dakota outdoors, you quickly realize our public lands are a shared, limited resource. They cannot be everything to everyone. They are places where deer hunters, birdwatchers, hikers, anglers, and trappers all seek access to their favorite outdoor ...
